Review of Sustainability Controls for 1 October 2016
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Review of Sustainability Controls for 1 October 2016 Proposals to Alter Total Allowable Catch, Allowances, Total Allowable Commercial Catch and Deemed Value Rates for Selected Fishstocks MPI Information Paper No: 2016/24 Appendix II ISBN No: 978-1-77665-353-9 (online) ISSN No: 2253-394X (online) August 2016 Contents Page Alec Woods 1 Alister and Mary Gibson 2 Barrie Clark 3 Beth Reille 4 Bill Benfield 5 New Zealand Sport Fishing Council/LegaSea HB (BNS) 6 Brent Johnson 11 Brian Davis 12 Chatham Islands Finfish Association (CIFA) 16 Chris McDougall 20 Clem Smith 21 Dave Richardson 22 David Henry 23 Deepwater Group Ltd (DWG) 24 Te Ohu Kaimoana Trustee Ltd (TOKM) (Deepwater stocks) 31 Fisheries Inshore New Zealand 37 Graham Carter 49 Graham Beattie 51 Greg Goodall 52 Ian Bilbrough 54 Iwi Collective Partnership (ICP) 55 Saavid Diving Ltd 60 New Zealand Sport Fishing Council/LegaSea HB (JDO) 62 New Zealand Sport Fishing Council/LegaSea HB (JMA) 68 John and Glenis 72 Jonathan Meikle 73 Lloyd Hanson 74 PauaMAC 7 75 Maurice Carter 81 Moana New Zealand 82 Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Inc. 89 Te Runanga o Ngāti Kuia Trust and Te Hoiere Asset Holding Company Ltd 90 Nga Hapu o Te Uru o Tainui Customary Fisheries Forum (SQU) 94 Nga Hapu o Te Uru o Tainui Customary Fisheries Forum (BNS) 101 New Zealand Sport Fishing Council/LegaSea HB (PAU) 108 Paua Industry Council 112 Reid Forrest 115 Rod Littlefield 117 Ron Prestage 118 Sanford Ltd 119 Sealord Group Ltd 121 Solander Maritime Ltd 125 Bruce Reid 128 New Zealand Rock Lobster Industry Council (NZRIC) 130 New Zealand Sport Fishing Council/LegaSea HB (SNA) 135 Peter Johnson 140 Independent Fisheries Ltd 141 i Troy Dando 143 Tony Orman 146 Talley’s Group Ltd 147 Tasman and Sounds Recreational Fishers’ Association Inc. (TASFISH) 149 Te Ohu Kaimoana Trustee Ltd (TOKM) (PAU) 167 Waikawa Fishing Company Ltd 172 LegaSea HB 173 Southern Inshore Fisheries Management Company Ltd 175 South Island Eel Submissions 198 Bruce Reay 198 Dominic Preece 200 Te Ohu Kaimoana Trustee Ltd 204 Dr Jan Wright, Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment 210 Emma Burns 217 Meridian Energy Ltd 219 Working Waters Trust 220 Kāti Huirapa Rūnaka ki Puketeraki 223 Te Taumutu Rūnanga 226 Te Rūnanga o Waihao 227 Mossburn Enterprises Ltd 228 Manaaki Tuna 231 South Island eel generic form submissions 234 ii Preetha Oommen (Preetha) From: Alec Woods s 9(2)(a) Sent: Sunday, 3 July 2016 10:24 p.m. To: FMSubmissions Subject: SNA submission Categories: Transferred to Piritahi The SNA biomass might be increasing but any TAC increase should be a conservative one. What we need is a more nimble process to alter the TAC. There needs to be a total closure of an area of snapper nursery habitat so that sea grasses can recover. I would also like to see a move to encourage the use of lighter gear. I think we have an opportunity for Tasman Bay to be a "snapper laboratory". We have some top seafood and environmental research establishments based here, world class netlofts, a snapper enhancement facility, a comprehensive fishing engineering infrastructure. Compensation should be paid to existing quota holders so that they can shelve quota until a more stable recovery can be established. We need better SNA science in Area 7 and more of it. A well managed SNA fishery has the potential to be an example to other inshore stocks. As well as the obvious commercial benefits there are considerable potential benefits to the sports fishing industry. SNA 7 is a shared fishery. If it can't be made to work here for the benefit of all there is little hope for success in any other location. It will need to be a process of "gifts and gains". Alec Woods Sent from my iPhone 1 1 Preetha Oommen (Preetha) From: Snapper 7 Sent: Tuesday, 12 July 2016 10:00 a.m. To: Sonja Hempel Subject: FW: Snapper7Management Group Categories: Transferred to Piritahi From: Mary Gibson [mailtos 9(2)(a) ] Sent: Thursday, 30 June 2016 2:49 p.m. To: Snapper 7 <s 9(2)(a) > Subject: Snapper7Management Group 1 Our submission to the review of the SNA7. total allowable catch is that to rebuild the Snapper breeding biomass. 2 A no take period 1st September to 20th December to allow schooling and breeding. Open season 21st December to end of August each year. [ to copy cod season] 3 The commercial take remain the same. The customary and amateur be 3 p.p per day. Alister and Mary Gibson. s 9(2)(a) 1 2 Preetha Oommen (Preetha) From: Barrie and Helen Clark s 9(2)(a) Sent: Friday, 8 July 2016 5:16 p.m. To: FMSubmissions Subject: Snapper FMA 7 Categories: Transferred to Piritahi Submission Concerning Snapper FMA 7 I oppose an increase in the total allowable commercial catch (TACC) for Snapper 7 (SNA7), as any TACC increase will slow the rebuild of this important fishery. I also oppose an increase in the recreational daily bag limit, from 3 to 6, applying in the Marlborough Sounds, on the same grounds as for commercial ie. it will slow the rebuild of stocks. Three snapper is enough for any fisher for one day; most people fish with friends and, if there are for example two or three on a boat, then six or nine snapper can be caught from the one boat, more than enough. In addition, I support the reduction of the 10 snapper recreational bag limit for Tasman and Golden Bays to 6 as I wish to see the snapper stocks in Tasman and Golden Bay grow to much higher numbers yet. Barrie Clark s 9(2)(a) s 9(2)(a) 1 3 Preetha Oommen (Preetha) From: Beth Reille s 9(2)(a) Sent: Saturday, 2 July 2016 9:47 a.m. To: FMSubmissions Subject: Submission Categories: Transferred to Piritahi Dear MPI, I would like to see protection of Native Eels, especially the longfin. They are becoming quite rare in our streams and lakes and it’s time to stop allowing fishing of our taonga. It is also time to regulate whitebait fishing. Regards s 9(2)(a) 1 4 Preetha Oommen (Preetha) From: Bill Benfield s 9(2)(a) Sent: Friday, 8 July 2016 3:31 p.m. To: FMSubmissions Subject: FW: CORANZ Snapper submission Categories: Transferred to Piritahi Snapper 7 Management. A Brief submission from Council of Outdoor Recreation Associations (CORANZ) on Management of Snapper 7. In the past assessments of recreational catches relative to commercial catches have been inaccurate with gross over‐estimate of recreational snapper catches. Past management has been characterised by favouring commercial and discriminating at times against the recreational public. In one case of discrimination in the mid‐1990s, the Marlborough Sounds recreational bag limit used to be 10 and was drastically cut to 3 by “sleight of hand” by the Ministry of Fisheries while no reduction occurred with the commercial TAC. MPI have a moral responsibility to ensure a degree of fair play that is not evident here. Consequently CORANZ recommends:‐ • To increase the recreational quota and logically increase the bag limit for the Marlborough Sounds from 3 to 6. • Allow the fishery recover more before any increase in commercial quota. • Reduce the recreational bag limit for Golden Bay and Tasman Bay to the same as for the Sounds, i.e. Six snapper per person is ample. • Encourage ethical recreational fishing practices ‐ and commercial too. Bill Benfield, Co‐chairman CORANZ s 9(2)(a) 1 5 Phil Appleyard President NZ Sport Fishing Council s 9(2)(a) Inshore Fisheries Management Ministry for Primary Industries PO Box 2526 Wellington 6011 [email protected] 9 July 2016 NZ Sport Fishing Council submission on the review of management controls for the Bluenose Fishery (BNS 1, 2, 3, 7 & 8) in 2016 Recommendations: 1. The minimum intervention for Bluenose in 2016/17 is MPI’s Option 3, which is the imposition of the Total Allowable Commercial Catch (TACC) reduction abandoned in 2013 – a. The Minister sets the Total Allowable Catch (TAC) at 704 tonnes. b. The Minister sets aside 63 tonnes to allow for recreational fishing interests. c. The Minister sets aside 9 tonnes to allow for Maori customary fishing interests. d. The Minister sets aside 12 tonnes to allow for fishing related mortality. e. The Minister sets the Total Allowable Commercial Catch (TACC) at 620 tonnes. 2. Reduce the commercial catch and impose a rebuild plan for Bluenose, supported by independent monitoring and science. NZ Sport Fishing Council - LEGASEA 3. The New Zealand Sport Fishing Council and our outreach LegaSea (the submitters) appreciate the opportunity to submit on the review of management controls for the Bluenose fishery (BNS 1, 2, 3, 7 & 8). The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) released their Discussion Paper on 10 June 2016 with submissions due by 11 July. Any changes will apply from 1 October 2016. 4. The NZ Sport Fishing Council is a national sports organisation with over 32,000 affiliated members from 57 clubs nationwide. The Council has initiated LegaSea to generate widespread awareness and support for the need to restore abundance in our inshore marine environment. Also, to broaden NZSFC involvement in marine management advocacy, research, education and alignment on behalf of our members and LegaSea supporters. www.legasea.co.nz 5. The submitters are committed to ensuring that sustainability measures and environmental management controls are designed and implemented to achieve the Purpose and Principles of the Fisheries Act 1996, including “maintaining the potential of fisheries resources to meet the reasonably foreseeable needs of future generations…” [s8(2)(a) Fisheries Act 1996] 6.